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Year: Senior Positions: Linebacker/tight end/quarterback/receiver/punter Height/weight: 6-4, 237 Accomplishments: All CCC Division III and All Courant offense honorable mention last year. ... Had 13 tackles, nine of which were solo and three for losses in 7-0 win against New Britain this year. ... Has helped 4-0 team be No. 8 in The Courant's area ratings. ... Ran, threw and caught TDs and made 11 total tackles (seven solo) in a 46-14 victory against Rockville. ... Recorded 13 tackles (11 solo) in 27-18 win against Bloomfield. Favorite musical artist: Lil B On playing many positions: "I learn new stuff from the perspective of what they're doing and what's hard for...

Platt-Meriden coach Jason Bruenn says Tyzhan Leatherwood is a better running back than last season, when he rushed for 1,836 yards."He has become a smarter runner because last year our line opened up ridiculous, big holes, and he thought every run...

The Courant's high school football games to watch for Week 7:FRIDAYBristol Eastern (4-2) at Windsor (6-0), 7 p.m.Why it's big: CCC Division II West matchup with Bristol Eastern looking for a signature victory and Windsor seeking to...

Donevin O'Reilly rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries, and Glastonbury blocked a Manchester extra-point kick to seal a 14-13 CCC Division I East road victory on Friday and wrap up its seventh consecutive division title.O'Reilly scored...

Greater Hartford is the least generous region among the 50 largest metro areas in terms of charitable giving, according to a report released Monday by The Chronicle Of Philanthropy.The report measures giving in households that claim itemized deductions,...

Eric Garcia caught a touchdown pass and ran for two more scores to power Berlin past Northwest Catholic 27-8 at Neil J. Brewer Field Saturday.
In a confrontation of undefeated teams and longtime rivals, Berlin was in control from the opening series.
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MANCHESTER — East Catholic High School students raised $60,000 in the school's annual Walk-a-thon Friday.
Students and faculty walked a 1.5-mile loop around campus that concluded Spirit Week. Proceeds from the event benefit tuition assistance, academics,...

How The Courant's Top 10 state and area high school football teams fared in Week 7:State1. Southington (6-0): Defeated Conard-West Hartford, 41-6.2. Darien (7-0): Defeated Ridgefield, 50-23.3. Newtown (7-0): Defeated Brookfield, 21-14.4. New Canaan...

WEST HARTFORD — When asked what the foundation was for Berlin's 27-8 victory over Northwest Catholic Saturday, Berlin quarterback Alec Norton made a fist.
"We don't have any singular stars," he said while raising his right index finger.
He...

Berlin moved to No. 4 in The Courant area ratings after its 27-8 victory over then No. 7 Northwest Catholic-West Hartford and losses by then No. 4 Cheshire to Fairfield Prep (51-28) and then No. 5 Xavier-Middletown to Notre Dame-West Haven (27-24). For...

The Rocky Hill defensive line stopped Bloomfield quarterback Isaiah Colebrook one yard short of the goal line on a 2-point conversion attempt in overtime to give Rocky Hill a 7-6 CCC Div. III West road win.Grant Nieves scored on a 2-yard run on the...

More than 200 people filled Sacred Heart University's University Commons on recently to enjoy and participate in a "Religion and Economics" discussion, co-sponsored by SHU's Office of Mission & Catholic Identity and the John F. Welch College...

CANTON — Differing positions on gun control and the state's finances were on view at a forum Tuesday attended by two Republican incumbents and one Democratic challenger seeking election to the state legislature.The forum was held by the Canton League of...

Newtown defeated then-No. 4 Ansonia 14-8 to end the Chargers' 48-game winning streak and moved up three spots to No. 3 in The Courant's weekly state high school football ratings. Southington and Darien remained in the top spots. Coginchaug-Durham...

Three siblings allege in lawsuits that they were sexually abused by a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses organization when they were children living in New Haven.
The lawsuits, filed in New Haven Superior Court, allege that the siblings from the Almodovar...

Benjamin Griffin, associate editor for the Mark Twain Papers & Project at the University of California, Berkeley, will give a free talk on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 5:30 p.m., following a 5 p.m. reception at The Mark Twain House & Museum, 51...

Get into the holiday spirit at the St. James Roman Catholic Church Holiday Fair 11/22/14 from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. held in the Parish Center, 767 Elm Street, Rocky Hill.You can do your Christmas shopping at our various crafts and vendors, pick up a gift...

Remember the suburban shopping mall? Supposedly it's dying in the United States. Almost no new malls are being built, companies that specialize in malls have declared bankruptcy and — worst of all, if you grew up in 1980s shopping-mall culture — the...

Northwest Catholic defeated East Catholic 14-6 on Saturday afternoon at Neil J. Brewer Field at Northwest Catholic High School.
Led by two first-half touchdown connections from quarterback John Manzi and tight end Owen Tyler, the Indians improved to...